Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tests in use today for personnel selection include both multiple aptitude batteries like the Differential Aptitude test which provides the kind of profile described above , and specific aptitude tests like the General Clerical Test which concentrates on one group of skills . |
| 2 | In an interview with La Stampa yesterday , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA chief Carlo De Benedetti condemned the pervasive system of political corruption , which he says obligated Olivetti to pay bribes or lose contracts , as ‘ having reduced Italy to a state worse than the Third World ’ : he says that at the last shareholders meeting earlier this year , he had to deny any bribery because he could n't preview information to the shareholders that was intended for the legal authorities ; he says that facing the judges , he felt liberated from a weight — ‘ then I felt a sense of justice — it pleased me to be there , ’ noting that when the company decided that the demands of the postal service for slush funds became too extreme and Olivetti stopped paying , ‘ we did n't sell another machine to the Post — we had arrived at the absurd point where , if we did n't pay , we did n't work and the moment we quit paying , we did n't work any more ’ . |
| 3 | Although the regulatory systems for futures markets have generally prevented defaults , the probability of a default must always exist to some small ( and variable ) degree . |
| 4 | The curves show divergence from the relationship ( for n records stored individually ) , ( for records stored in buckets with a capacity of ten records ) , and ( for buckets with a fifty-record capacity ) . |
| 5 | Stewart Stevenson ( also an agent for Lyles Carpets ) is responsible for Norther Ireland reporting directly to the Field Sales Director , and their is one agent employed for Devon and Cornwall . |
| 6 | Wimbledon took the lead in the 16th minute when skipper John Fashanu crossed for Dean Holdsworth to head home . |
| 7 | Interior Minister Carlos Saavedra Bruno announced on July 17 a 120-day amnesty period for drug traffickers to surrender voluntarily in return for a guarantee that they would not be extradited to stand trial in the United States . |
| 8 | With sufficient funds to travel to many active libraries , it enables the British Library Information Officer for User Education to make more personal contact , and thus frequently acquire information that would otherwise not be volunteered or made public . |
| 9 | The new RHA formula for funding district spending also came under scrutiny . |
| 10 | Coordinators had their own courses and conferences from the outset but courses for curriculum leaders started rather later in the programme , as did management courses for heads . |
| 11 | Elsewhere in Africa , national and international concern towards establishing a basis of research information for curriculum decision grows slowly and fitfully , but noticeably , nevertheless . |
| 12 | A 50% student for instance will think twice before putting forward one of his ideas for discussion with a group of 60% students . |
| 13 | What she told me about vegetable growing meant very little to me , so I can barely recall now what was said , except that she would let me have some strawberries on Monday for my brother 's supper , but I remember how easily the talk went , my unexpected visit serenely taken for granted , with no query as to why I had come . |
| 14 | Such a victory was always on the cards , for Miss Albano stood only 10 places above her British counterpart in the world rankings , at 456 . |
| 15 | The use of the facilities for Saturday evening has very kindly been donated free of charge by the centre . |
| 16 | Opinion about Ken Livingstone divided sharply . |
| 17 | The measure was designed to make it more difficult for crime syndicates to launder illegally acquired funds . |
| 18 | The draft directive has , however , been criticised because not only would it extend data protection to manual data such as card indexes exempt under much existing legislation but it would also have a substantial impact on charities which depend on direct mail to get support and sponsorship . |
| 19 | The Charter 87 campaign group for refugee rights wrote yesterday to Timothy Renton , Minister of State at the Home Office , pleading for a reprieve . |
| 20 | Quotas for career registrars were issued two years late , and those for research registrars have yet to be issued . |
| 21 | They were reportedly joined by Israel in the summer session ( for proliferation accusations see below ) . |
| 22 | From top to bottom this was a society , which as David Ganz has so well observed in connection with the predestination controversy , ‘ was all too aware of its sins , all too uncertain of their forgiveness ’ . |
| 23 | Overnight I was posted to the other end of the country and the war seemed to recede , but the need for bomber replacement became more urgent . |
| 24 | Considering that closure for Deepcar station came as early as 1959 , the lavatory sign has done well to survive . |
| 25 | For Opposition Members to suggest otherwise shows that they have either not understood the Bill or are trying to bolster a weak case with irrelevant scares . |
| 26 | Scottish University championships and other national competitions have also provided trophies for club members to display proudly . |
| 27 | That 's when the jokes about the missing bit started , for ring doughnuts look just like traditional ones with a bit taken out of the middle . |
| 28 | A measure of support from LEA staff for arts education has already been identified above despite reservations about the attitude of government and the DES . |
| 29 | I would dispute that entirely , and I think it 's very dangerous for arts organizations to get closely involved in matters of detail in artistic control . |
| 30 | If there are any projects you feel would be eligible for R D grants perhaps you would let me know or , if you prefer contact Wyre Borough direct . |